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Network Injector Appliance installation

Introduction

Network Injector Appliance is supplied already installed and set up. Its hardware must be installed at the Internet service provider.

Package content

The package includes a series of GBIC connectors to monitor optic fiber and RJ45 connections.

Installation sequence

Tip: prepare Network Injector Appliance at your offices before installing it at the Internet provider.

The full installation sequence is provided below:

Step Action Paragraph
1

Connect Network Injector Appliance to the network.

"Network connections"
2

Set up Network Injector.

"Network Injector Appliance settings"
3

Run a test from RCS Console.

"Managing the Network Injector"
4

Transfer Network Injector Appliance to the Internet service provider and change the network addresses.

"Network Injector settings"
Rear panel description

The rear panel is described below:

A list of visible components is provided below:

Area Component Description
1 Sniffing ports

Up to four connections to the traffic switches on the targets to be monitored or up to two for redundant devices.

NOTE: optic fiber or copper connections are admitted.

2 Mother board

Standard PC outputs for monitor and keyboard connections to launch sysconf utilities or complete updates from the installation CD.

See "Routine maintenance procedures"

3 Management and injection ports

Port 1: network connection with Network Controller to receive settings and send status. The address must be set with the sysconf utility.

Port 2: network connection for traffic injection.

Network connections

Tip: prepare Network Injector Appliance first connecting it to its network and setting parameters to then be transferred to the Internet provider.

The network connection procedure is described below:

Steps Layout

1. Connect the target's traffic switch to the sniffing ports[1].

IMPORTANT: for redundant devices, connect both devices.

2. Connect management (port 1) and injection (port 2) ports [3] to the Internet.

3. Connect the monitor and keyboard [2].

Network Injector Appliance settings

Tip: prepare Network Injector Appliance first connecting it to its network and setting parameters to then be transferred to the Internet provider.

The settings procedure if provided below:

Step Action
1

Turn on the device and login with your credentials:

  • Username: root
  • Password: rcsnia

CAUTION: immediately change the password

2

From the command prompt, run sysconf and use the Arrow and TAB keys to move between and open menus.

Select the Network menu and its sub-menus to enter all the data required for Network Controller connections:

  • host name,
  • IP address,
  • Netmask,
  • Gateway

CAUTION: leave DNS automatically read

Select File menu, Save configuration: the configuration is saved.

4

In Master Node, from folder \RCS\DB\config\certs copy the Network Injector rcs.pem and rcs-network.sig authentication files to Network Injector folder rcsipa/etc.

5

From the remote terminal, in Network Injector Appliance open file /rcsipa/etc/rcsredirect.conf and set management port 1 in variable response_iface and injection port 2 in variable sniffing_iface.

  • response_iface="eth0"
  • sniffing_iface="eth1"

or, if network accelerator cards are used:

  • response_iface="eth0"
  • sniffing_iface="dag0"
6

From the remote terminal, connect to Network Injector Appliance and start the service by entering command:

# /etc/init.d/rcsipa start

7

From RCS Console create a Network Injector and send the configuration.

See "Managing the Network Injector"

Network Injector Appliance start check

Check the log file in folder /rcsnia/log.

See "System logs"

IP address check

To check all addresses, open RCS Console, System section, Network Injector and view data for each Network Injector. See "Managing the Network Injector"

Uninstall

To uninstall a Network Injector Appliance, simply delete the object in RCS Console and turn off the device.

See "Managing the Network Injector"

 

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